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(Courtesy of The Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2023: ‘Run Rabbit Run’: Another Creepy Kid Movie

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 29, 2023

  “Run Rabbit Run,” directed by Daina Reid, follows fertility doctor Sarah (Sarah Snook) and her troubled daughter Mia (Lily LaTorre). After losing her father, Sarah observes her daughter's...

Still from "The Amazing Maurice."

Sundance 2023: ‘The Amazing Maurice’: A Cat and Rat Caper

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer January 29, 2023

  From Page To Screen Based on the book “The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents” by Terry Pratchett and partially inspired by the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale of the “Pied Piper,”...

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Matthieu Rytz)

Sundance 2023: ‘Deep Rising’: The Oceans Belong to No One

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor January 27, 2023

  Matthieu Rytz has returned to Sundance with another documentary showcasing the effects of climate change with his newest film “Deep Rising,” produced and narrated by Jason Momoa. What Lurks...

(Courtesy of The Sundance Institute)

Sundance 2023: ‘My Animal’: A Genre Melting Pot of Teen Self-Discovery

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 27, 2023

  “My Animal” is a teen-wolf horror LGBTQ+ romance that follows hockey-playing werewolf Heather (Bobbi Salvör Menuez). Heather becomes an outcast due to her familial werewolf curse but finds...

(Courtesy Fox Maxy)

Sundance 2023: ‘Gush’: Everyone Should Make a Movie

By Luke Jackson January 27, 2023

  “Everyone should make a movie” said filmmaker Fox Maxy after the screening of her experimental film “Gush.” “The tools are right there, it’s exciting, it’s healing, it’s hard....

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Babylon '13)

Sundance 2023: ‘Iron Butterflies’: A Thought-Provoking Look at Russian War Crimes

By Zach Anderson, Arts Writer January 26, 2023

  "Iron Butterflies," directed and produced by Kyiv residents Roman Liubyi and Andrii Kotliar, investigates the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and the Russian's desperate attempts to...

Felicity Kyle Napuli and Jasmine Curtis-Smith in "In My Mother's Skin"
(Courtesy of festival.sundance.org)

Sundance 2023: The Creepy Crawly Nightmare of ‘In My Mother’s Skin’

By Luke Jackson January 26, 2023

  Using the end of World War II as a backdrop, “In My Mother’s Skin” finds a young family struggling against the military powers of the Japanese occupation to stay alive. For the most part,...

Closing Shift (Image courtesy of University of Utah Department of Art & Art History)

‘Closing Shift’ at the University of Utah’s Gittins Gallery

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer January 26, 2023

  As an engineering major, I hardly ever find myself in the University of Utah’s art or architecture buildings. After double checking I was in the correct building, I found myself greeted by...

(Courtesy of the Sundance Institute and Madeleine Gavin)

Sundance 2023: ‘Beyond Utopia’ Exposes North Korea Beyond the Propaganda

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor January 25, 2023

  Director and documentarian Madeleine Gavin’s latest film “Beyond Utopia” made its Sundance Film Festival premiere Saturday, Jan. 21. The documentary follows several North Korean defectors,...

Little Richard appears in "Little Richard: I Am Everything" directed by Lisa Cortés (Courtesy of Sundance
Institute)

Sundance 2023: ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Honoring A Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer January 25, 2023

  Richard Wayne Penniman, better known as “Little Richard,” is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. The documentary “Little Richard:...